Broncos
Broncos HC Sean Payton expects the team to have a reinvigorated rushing attack this season.
“I think this with the running game: itโs going to be different,” Payton said, via Broncos Wire. “When we went through the cutups and watched the offensive line, we just felt like there are other teams where that player is the spaghetti sauce, sometimes thereโs a safety thatโs down in the box. So weโve immediately upgraded that position. We brought in leadership with J.K., and we drafted Harvey early. So, youโre going to see a difference and hopefully a markedly different running game. Itโs not always going to be perfect, but thatโs the magic of the good back. Thereโs been a lot of great runs where maybe the looks werenโt as clean, and it was the ability. When we watch tapes, sometimes we say the play or we say the player. So as coaches, weโre trying to give them as many plays, like good, clean, and yet there are times where itโs the player. I think that weโre going to be further along there.โ
- Broncos GM George Paton was asked about undrafted rookie LB Karene Reid making the roster: “(Reid is) mature… He’s 25 years old. He’s smart.” (Chris Tomasson)
- Paton talked about what RB J.K. Dobbins has brought to the position with his experience: “He was here a day or two and he already had command of the room.” (Tomasson)
- He also spoke on letting RB Audric Estime go: “Big fan of Audric. I thought he had some moments last season. … The bottom line is we were just able to keep four (running backs). … We just wish him the best.” (Tomasson)
- Regarding pending free agent DE John Franklin-Myers: “John is a really good player. It was a big bonus were able able to get him last year. We’d like to have them all back. Again itโs a puzzle. We are working though a lot of that now.” (Troy Renck)
Chargers
- The Chargers will work out long snappers this week and will sign one to replace LS Josh Harris, who is on IR, per HC Jim Harbaugh. (Daniel Popper)
Raiders
Raiders WR Amari Cooper said that he still has a lot left to prove after signing with the team that drafted him.
“Trust me, I still have some juice left,” Cooper said, via Around The NFL. “I felt like this was the opportunity for me to show it.”
Cooper admitted that he didn’t play up to his potential with the Raiders and hopes to prove why he was originally a first round draft pick.
“I always kind of had it in the back of my mind because when I was drafted here, I felt the expectations were high,” Cooper said. “I felt like I did OK, but I always knew why I was drafted. You pick a guy in the top five, you expect him to really help change the organization and I felt like at times I showed flashes of doing that, but it wasn’t to my expectations. This time around, I feel like I have unfinished business. I’m excited about it.“
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